Devendra Prasad Yadav
Devendra Prasad Yadav (26 November 1953) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Jhanjharpur constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) political party.[1]
Devendra Prasad Yadav | |
|---|---|
| MP | |
| In office 1989-1998 | |
| Preceded by | G.S. Rajhans |
| Succeeded by | Surendra Prasad Yadav |
| Constituency | Jhanjharpur |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Preceded by | Surendra Prasad Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Mangani Lal Mandal |
| Constituency | Jhanjharpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1953 Madhubani, Bihar |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sita Devi |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
| Residence | Madhubani |
| As of 25 September, 2006 Source: | |
He was the Secretary of Bihar Janata Party from 1977 to 1979 and was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly from Phulparas but resigned for Karpoori Thakur who became the Chief Minister of Bihar. He was elected to Bihar Legislative Council and remained from May 1978 to November 1989. He was the National President of Yuva Lok Dal.
He was a Member of Parliament from Jhanjharpur from 1989 to 1998 and from 1999 to 2009. He was Union Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs, and Public Distribution with an additional charge of Commerce in June 1996 in Deve Gowda ministry and Gujral ministry.
He was deputy leader of Janata Dal (United) in Lok Sabha but left soon to join Rashtriya Janata Dal. He formed Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic after leaving the Rashtriya Janata Dal but soon re-joined Janata Dal (United) by merging his party in it.[2] [3]